Lalla Masuda
Mas'uda al-Wizkitiya (Arabic: مسعودة الوزكيتية; died 1591), known popularly in Morocco as Lala 'Auda (للا عودة) and in Western sources as Lalla Masuda, was a Moroccan political figure in the Saadi Dynasty. She is remembered for her humanitarian, charity, political, and development work. She was the wife of the Saadian Sultan Mohammed al-Shaykh and mother of their son Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur.
Mas'uda al-Wizkitiya مسعودة الوزكيتية | |
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Died | 1591 |
Burial | Saadian Tombs |
Spouse | Mohammed al-Shaykh |
Issue | Ahmad al-Mansur |
House | Saadi dynasty (by marriage) |
Father | Sheikh Abu al-'Abaas Ahmed bin Abdellah al-Wizkiti |
Religion | Islam |
Lalla Masuda was the daughter of the sheikh of the qasba of Warzazat, Sheikh Abu al-'Abaas Ahmed bin Abdellah al-Wizkiti al-Warzazi, who had a hand in establishing Saadian control over the Sous-Dra'a region. She is considered a waliya, or saint.
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